A jury of 75 have now whittled the list in three of the categories down to 10. These are World Car of the Year, World Luxury Car of the Year and World Performance Car.

The World Green Car of the Year has only five finalists chosen by a panel of green experts and a panel of design gurus has put together five vehicles based on their choice from the list of all World Car candidates.

The top three finalists in each category will be announced at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday, March 3, and the journey will end at the New York International Auto Show in April, when the winners will be announced and the prizes presented.

The 2015 World Car of the Year will be selected from the following 10 finalists in alphabetical order: